Station Marine claims first MCI West quarterly title;;
August 31, 2006 — A Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine was named Marine of the Quarter for the Marine Corps Installations West on Aug. 31 in a ceremony held in the station Search and Rescue hangar. Cpl. Emily Sample, H&HS legal clerk, edged out other Marines from seven installations of MCI West, to earn Marine of the Quarter honors. Sample, a native of MORE
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EOD Marine receives Bronze Star for combat valor
August 30, 2006 — A station explosive ordnance disposal Marine received a Bronze Star on Aug. 30 at the Sonoran Pueblo here for his actions in a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in December 2004. Gunnery Sgt. Simon A. Wade, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron EOD operations chief, received the award, with a combat distinguishing device, for his bravery under fire MORE
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VMX-22 lands on station to test new weapons system
August 26, 2006 — Two of Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadrons 22’s newest models, the MV-22 Osprey “Block B”, arrived here Aug. 25 and were joined by two MV-22 Osprey “Block A” aircraft Aug. 26 to test its new ramp-mounted weapon system. The Osprey squadron, based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N. C., will test the new weapon system on the MORE
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Station awarded for heroism during jet crash
August 23, 2006 — The International Association of Fire Chiefs will present the station with a certificate as the Marine Corps’ Fire and Emergency Services Heroism Award first runner-up nominee in Dallas on Sept. 15 for its actions during a mishap involving an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft in June of 2005. The aircraft, belonging to Marine Attack Squadron 513, crashed MORE
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MAG-13 Marine grabs Marine of the Quarter title for I MEF
August 22, 2006 — A station Marine from Marine Aircraft Group 13 was named the Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter for the I Marine Expeditionary Force on July 12. Sgt. Jerry Garza, MAG-13 armory quality assurance NCO, beat out thousands of other candidates from throughout the I MEF to bring home the title and show what it means to go above and beyond the call of MORE
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Station Marines dust off MCMAP skills with a little practice
August 17, 2006 — Marines are world-renowned for their fierce fighting spirit, and units here are working to ensure no one forgets that. Marines from across the station are taking Marine Corps Martial Arts Program refresher classes to advance themselves as warriors and leaders in hand-to-hand combat. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Air Control MORE
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MACS-1 Marines return home to friends, family
August 16, 2006 — Several dozen Marine Air Control Squadron 1 Marines returned to the loving smiles and embraces of family and friends at the Sonoran Pueblo here Aug. 16. The 36 Marines and sailors returned home after a seven-month tour in Al Asad, Iraq, in support of the MACS-1 units operating in Iraq. The Marines performed duties similar to what they would in MORE
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Ready for inspection
August 16, 2006 — As 9 a.m. drew near, Marines and civilian workers frantically rushed to perfect every small detail of Mess Hall 710, ensuring that it is ready for inspection. Marines and civilian workers experienced a preliminary inspection of the station mess hall Aug. 16 to determine if it was qualified to battle against other Corps mess halls for The MORE
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Welcome Home VMA-214
August 15, 2006 — Friends, family and fellow Marines welcomed home the nearly 80 warriors from Marine Attack Squadron 214 who returned from a six-month deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on Aug. 15 outside the VMA-214 hangar. A hangar full of smiling friends and family members sprang to their feet after Lt. Col. Sean C. Blochberger, squadron MORE
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Station uses ROCC to improve training
August 8, 2006 — The station Range Management Department is currently in the process of establishing a new section called the Range Operations Control Center in order to fully utilize the station’s 2.8 million-acres of range training area. The ROCC is anticipated to be fully operational by September of 2007 and is expected to be partially operational by May of MORE
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